Kentucky in top 10 for dog, cat ownership

3:00 PM,
Feb. 4, 2013

Virginia Clemons, of Florence, has been volunteering at the Boone County Animal Shelter for nearly a decade. An avid cat lover, she comes in on Fridays to take care and watch over animals the shelter is holding.

Written by

Libby Cunningham

A chorus of yips, barks and arfs greets anyone who enters the Kenton County Animal Shelter, speaking to a recent study that shows more pets call Kentucky home than most states.

In the waiting room the humans are abuzz with daily operations, most of them pet lovers like Melody Oswalt, of Edgewood.

Kentucky has one of the highest dog ownership rates in the country, with 45.9 percent of households owning a pooch, according to an American Veterinary Medical Association study. The state ties Missouri for third. ...